Thursday, October 20, 2011

Collective Soul - Afterwords (August 27, 2007)


Afterwords is the seventh studio album by Atlanta-based rock band Collective Soul, it was released on August 28, 2007. The album was released digitally in the iTunes Store and physical copies of the album were available only at Target Stores following an exclusive deal the band made with the chain. The album was later re-released at all retail locations on December 9, 2008 with three new tracks written by Ed Roland. The album sold 22,000 copies in its first week of sales and 81,000 copies within the first 16 months of its release.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Green Lantern (June 17, 2011)


Green Lantern is a 2011 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins, with Martin Campbell directing a script by Greg Berlanti and comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, which was subsequently rewritten by Michael Goldenberg. Green Lantern tells the story of Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is selected to become the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps and given a ring that grants him superpowers after a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the universe.

The film first entered development in 1997 as a vehicle for writer director Kevin Smith and went through various incarnations until Greg Berlanti was hired to write and direct in October 2007. Martin Campbell was brought on board in February 2009 after Berlanti was forced to vacate the director's position. Most of the live-action actors were cast between July 2009 and February 2010 and filming took place from March 2010 to August 2010 in Louisiana. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

OneRepublic - Waking Up (November 17, 2009)


Waking Up is the second studio album by American rock band OneRepublic, released through Interscope Records on November 17, 2009. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 400,000 copies in the U.S and over 800,000 total.

Lead singer Ryan Tedder has stated in an interview that Jerrod Bettis, who was a former OneRepublic member, had come up with the idea for the album cover, while in Seattle.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Megadeth - Endgame (September 9, 2009)


Endgame is the twelfth studio album by the American heavy metal band Megadeth; it was released on September 9, 2009. Endgame entered the Billboard 200 at number 9 (marking the band's tenth overall top 10 debut), and has sold around 150,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2011. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, and was thought of continuing the success from the band's previous album, United Abominations.

Endgame was produced by Andy Sneap and Dave Mustaine and it was the second Megadeth album distributed through Roadrunner Records. It was the first album featuring guitarist Chris Broderick, following Glen Drover's departure in 2008 and was the band's last studio album with bass guitarist James LoMenzo; original bassist Dave Ellefson would rejoin the band only several months after the album's release.

There are eleven tracks on the album, with lyrics inspired by subjects ranging from The Lord of the Rings and the Financial crisis of 2007-2010, to insanity, torture and crime. Two singles were released from the album: The Right to Go Insane and Head Crusher. The latter of which had been nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Source Code (April 1, 2011)


Source Code is a 2011 American science fiction-techno-thriller film directed by Duncan Jones, written by Ben Ripley, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright. The film had its world premiere on March 11, 2011 at SXSW, and was released by Summit Entertainment on April 1, in North America and Europe.